On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the Glasgow climate summit and  Biden's capitulation to the right wing on his social program budget. The Glasgow summit is underway, and yet again the U.S. government has failed to meet the challenge -- coming up with only the woefully inadequate measures contained in Biden’s social spending “framework” agreement.

The following articles are referenced in this episode:

The Laughing Stock of the World: Why the world pities us and fears us

Warnings of violence before Jan. 6 precipitated the Capitol riot

The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops

Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly

Before the Final Frame: When Police Missteps Create Danger

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